Draft-rigging.



' P. BROWN.

DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION run) on. 2. 1912. RENEWED OCT. 8, 1914.

1,156,881. Patented 00t- 19, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHINOTON, D. c.

- P. BROWN.

DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED cm. 2. 1912, RENEWED 0C[ 8, 1914.

1,156,881. Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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DRAFT RlGGfNG;

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 2,1912- RENEWED OCT. 8,1914. 1,156,881.

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TjoaZZ whom it'may'czmb'em j 'Be it; known that I; Penny-Brown, a citiof thefUn'ite'd states, F and a {resident of Comopolis; -firth-e b unty of Allegheny and State ef Penfisylvania, have invented certain new and 'us ful Improvements 'in' Drmf, Rigging," of which the followingis "a specifidafiom This invention relates toiinpr ovement'sflin draftriggings'andmore particularly to that ty e "of 'ri 'gi'n jin which there are i a; series j of "flat springs to 'absorb'the' shock. i "The invention consist-s; j "in": the; rigging "s'howifin' its preferred "embodiment irifthe accompanying draw ngs and hereinafter more; particularlydescribed and'th n point- 'ed out in the claims; at the-end hereof.

In the: accom anyingdrawings which it "will'be understood represent theipreferabi though not the only embodiment of' iriy in- "vention; Figure 1 is persp ctive 'view of of th'e under of a railway -car havingfmy invention applied thereto. Fig.

7 2? is a detailsectional'view through empor- "tioifof the face or strikingplatel Fig. 3' 1s a' horizpntaljongitudinal' section of the parts "s'hov'v'n iI'r'Fig. 1; Fig. 451s avertical longiqtudin'al section. 5' 'is'ai horizontal" section takenthroughthe s rin lates: "Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the sock'e'tby which thesha ik of the draw bar is 'eom ec'ted to'the rigging." "Fig; "7jis a perspective v "view of one of the housings for the end's' 'of "thespring Referrin 'jow'to thecletailso f the drawi'ngs by numerals land 2 designate the-ob dinarychann'eled sills-,1 s'u'ch as'jarenow' in conim on' use, between which the; draft riggingis located. To the frontjendof the said sills is connected the usual 'en'd *sill' 4 "having a face 'orstrikin'g plate 6 riveted thereto, "this'p'late having vertical walls'8' and 10 between which is left a space'I which I 'prefer torhave equal tothespace between the'longitudinal sills 1 and 2. Theshank 12 of the draw bar is inserted throughthe .'.opening between said vertica'l'walls 8 and'IO and its rear end is secured to the'draftrigging in a .manner to be hereinafter described. The

? fillers 20' andg22' provided on: their sides with hooked extensions :23. Said 'ez'zt'en'si'o'ns are inserted through the openings 16 before the horizontal key" or bar "is" laced-in position, and 'sa'i'dkey oi 'bar th'erefiire'not only-"serves as a carry iron for the draw bar but it' also fservestoholdthe fillers 20ivand'22 in' posi- *tion: The fillers as well 'as'th'e ivert'ica'l walls 6 5 have recesses 24 and therein which :form housings 'for "springs 28' and' 30,' the springs passing around'stems 32 and. 3t oftlie-2gcian- *te'ring pl'ungers" 38: and 40;" .COttGI' 452 being employed? to hold the; stems of" the 'plungers in "position. It follows fr'omxthe construction just described that thef'drawbar may be :"r'ndvedfrom' sideto side as occasion requires o 'ands'wlien side? pressure thereon is released, the draw bar'Twill' he returned toiits central position F by means of" the spring actuated g-rrThe shank'E1Q' of the couplixwhichf-as illustrated in Fig. 3, "has: the'tusfial slot 48 therein,"- is 'ad'apte'd to' fit into socket 50 formed :within '2 the 'front end of a spring supporting block 52, the forward endsiof" '-said.gfsocket='having'slots 54 and 56 through which may be passed "a "Horizontal key or barr5"8-," which' key or bar also passes through -r'slo'ts'-'60 and 62"in"the longitudinalY s i-lls l --and'-:2, *saidslots 60' and 62 beingilarge T enoughtopermit movement'of'the' key 'or, bar 58 therein as' the draw bar-1 is moved in "either ridirecti'onr The shank 12 of the draw 'ibar as' commonly'forme'd; is provided with two horizontal ribs 64 'and 66 and the socket P50 ispro'vided' withtwo integralhorizontal niembe'rs68 andFOwhihare so located that 'after the shankiof the draw"'bar is inserted "in the"socket it may be movd'u'pwardly'so, "that the rib 6ti will beb'eh'indthe horizontal "member 68 as illustrated in Fig. 4. this time; a plate 72 may be inserted thrfmghthe opening 74 until it? is unde'r the" recess 76 (see Fig; 6) when the said 1 plate 72 maybe moved upward so that it formsanealoutrnen-t for the under horizontal; rib 66 o'fthe shank of 'the draw barf "Then the-assembler "may place a second plate 78 under the plate 72 lowerportiorisofeaieh 'o'f the've'rtieal' walls to hp'ldtlie"latter'inpcsition; streamers 8 and 10 of the face or striking plate 6 are -h'faving a lug 80 projecting therefrom through which a cotter 82 is passed to hold the-same in position. It follows from this construction that if it'is not desired to use the horizontal key or bar 58, the shank of the draw bar is efl'ectually locked to the 'tal key or bar 58 for supporting the shank spring supporting block 52, the horizontal member 68 of the socket and the movable plate 72 receiving all of the load upon a pull, the plate 72 being located within the recesses 76 shown in Fig. 6 and therefore relieving the plate, 78 from any of the load, said plate 7 8 merely having to support-the slight weight resting upon it.

The spring receiving block 52 is prefer ably a one piece cast-ing and, as illustrated. in Fig. 8, has a rectangular opening 81 therein for the purpose of receiving and sup porting the spring plates 83. Theseplates are of the character shown in my Patent No. 1,005,100, grantedOctober 3, 1911, and they therefore need nofurtherdescription here. The only difference between the plates of the present invention and those of my aforesaid patent is that the plates are made longer and extend through openings cut in the longitudinal'sills.

In order to receive the ends of the spring plates 82 and form proper housings therefor, and also to form means for rigidly holding the ends so that the spring plates may be sprung in their centers while held at their ends, I employ pockets or housings 86 and .88 which are riveted. or otherwise 'firmly secured to the outside walls of the channel irons, between the channels thereof, as indicated in the drawings. These pockets 86 and 8 8 are preferably castings and if desired they maybe extended to form reinforcements 90'and 92 through slots 94 and 96 of which may be passed the, horizonof the bar. The pockets 86 and 88 have doveetail openings 100 therein, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 7 through which openings are passed dove-tail keys 102, 104which are secured in position by having cotters 106 passed through them and through ears 108 cast on the outside walls'of the pockets 86 and 88. The construction is such that'when the parts are assembled, the dove-tail keys 102, 104 may be removed and the spring plates 82 inserted through the openings 100 and after they are all in position, said openings may be closed by the dove-tail keys 102, 104. It follows that should any of the springs be broken or need replacing, one of the keys 102, 104 may'be'removed and the broken or damaged spring plate removed throu h the opening and a new 'one're- Copies of this patent may be obtained for believed the operation of my rigging longitudinal sills, and pockets secured to said sills and projecting outwardly therefrom for receiving and inclosing the vertical sides and ends of the projecting portions of said spring plates.

2. In a draft mechanism and in combination with longitudinal sills of a car having openings therein, spring plates having their endspassing through the openings in said longitudinal sills, and pockets secured to said sills and projecting therefrom for receiving and inclosing the vertical sides and ends of the projecting portions of said spring plates, said pockets having an opening through which the spring plates may be inserted.

3. In draft mechanism and in combination with longitudinal sillsof a car having openings therein, spring plates having their ends passing through the openings in said longitudinal sills, and integral pockets secured to the exterior faces of said sills for receiving the projecting portions of said spring plates, said pockets forming a complete housing for the projecting ends of said plates. V

.4. In draft mechanism and in combination with the longitudinal sills of a car having openings therein, spring plates having their ends passing through the openings in said longitudinal sills, pockets secured to the exterior faces of said sills for receiving the projecting portions of said spring plates, one of said pockets having adove-tailed slot therein through which the spring plates may be inserted, and a key fitting said dovetailed slot and closing the opening.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

PEnRY-BnowN.

lVitnesses: I

JOHN L. Fnnronnn', H. 'L. IMIRIE.

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